The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 26, 1898, Page 3

THE S AN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1898. CONGRESS DECLARES FOR WAR House and Very Promptly on the Message. Approval View That Spain Began Hos- tilities by Giving Wood- ford His Passports. Call Office, Riggs House, ’ Washington, April 25. day passed the Senate e existence of a state the United States and The House to bill declaring of war betwee the K m of Spain in a manner which t fail to impress the world. The representatives of 70,0( people voted for it hout a word of debate, without a disser and without a rollcall, but with a s n apprecia- t their momen- | 1c one minute accomplish considering an paused to de- was no itement, question It was er that went up the gallery when port of the act 1 behind lent’s Committee on of the 1y ply and lifornia arose to ained. The ird reading d in a ma nd then the ation of the excitement. = to pass the action can be ve ann of of Represent- in its routine ration of war. quently that was to ask in the bill that as in- | 1 of the Buena Ver | Mr. Maguire continued: “I con- sider the act and other seizures up s time are nothing more than Youngman election contest aken up. Me- ent in the of the claims of Yost (R.) of (D.) of Mis- WOULD AID IN A REVOLUTION Republicans of Spain Of- fer Their Services to Castelar. Special Dispatch to The Call. ADRID, April 25.—About 20,000 Re- ns of all shades of opinions sign- ss to Senor Castelar, the leader, under the pretext of him upon his recovery , but in reality of- services if he pro- has so far made no certain that he will not his retirernent from poli- ch he Las not put foot for v although con- to the Cort His | coming the Cortes will, it is said, dis that he is heading 2 revolu the contrary, it is said m patriotic mo- 1t monarchy. will be a e £ past greatness. It 1l lament the “sudden conversion of the United ates into provoke d will_expres: the an unjust: war, disappointments € keen United States at retroceding the barbarism of war,” ing as the R epublican leader “e sia- tically upheld the United S s the harbinger of uni iz whose ty ; the unre: uropean powers who maintain. ments for ruinous warfare, and ¥ menacing peacei ar, appreciating the valor of his countrymen, will predict that the “quarrel between the young and warlike nation and the oldest fighting race ln' the world will result in the traditional heroism of Spain inflicting severe chastisement on the prestige and ma- terial interests of the big democratic republic, whose existence and prosper- ity are due to Spanish discovery and | support when America cast off the yoke of England.” | reque | directing the President to prosecute the | amendment was Senate Act? of the President’s Call Office, Riggs House, \ Washington, April 25. The Senate to-day passed a biil de- | claring that a state of war existed be- tween the United States and Spain. The bill was in the same language as that passed by the House. The debate n the Senate was based on an amendment offered by Senator Turpie providing for the recognition of the belligerent rights of the insurgent Cubans, the amendment being practi- cally in the following language: “We hereby recognize the rights of the Cuban army under General Gomez to be treated as belligerents, the free- dom and independence of the Cuban peo; having heretofore been recog- | nized by act of Congress.” The same amendment had been urged in the Committee on Foreign Relations previous to the reporting of the bill to t Senate and t the Indiana Senator only agreed to the bringing in of the bill on condition that his amendment should be presented to the Senate. Both in committee and in the Senate Turpie made elaborate arguments in support He contended that rights of the ecognized they couid be regarded as subjects of Spain, hence urged that our position in declaring for the recognition of the freedom and independence of the Cu- ban people was entirely inconsistent with our refusal to recognize their bel- ligerent rights. He also repeated his argument made upon the resolution providing for the intervention of this country in the Cuban war, in regard to the interest of holders of the Spanish bonds in preventing the recognition of the rights of the Cuban insurgents. The roll of the nate was called upon amendment and it was defeated by 24 to 38. here was also some criticism of the that the bill fixed a date in the past when the war had begun. Senator I Pettigrew declared that the 2Ist was ently used in order to make legal | pture of the lumber vessel, the Ventura, on that date. He char- ed this as a small piece of busi- s for either the administration or Congress to indulge in, and said that under the circumstarices, if he had been the President, he would have returned the ship to its owners. He predicted that the courts would in the end settle claim against us, regardless of this | ration. | Davis replied briefly to this , saying that the date was not fixed by the capture of the Buena Ven- tura, but by the recognition of the Spanish Government of a state of war, s made on the 21st, and as outlined in the President’'s message. | Senator White took up the Pettigrew contentior holding that the President had not indicated any date for the be- ginning of ho- ilities, but that he had ther shown in his m ge that he considered that the negotiations had by no means reached the point of hos- | tilitic the “The President speaks,” said enaor, “‘of our reasonable de- | 1ds upon Spain. Did he,” he asked, pect Spain to take the view mands were reasonable when he d Spain to part with a large rtion of her kingdom and to come up smiling in view of this polite request?” Continuing, White said that it was is purpose to support the administra- | tion in all reasonable measures for the prosecution of the war, but he did not | shall be | regard the fixing of this date as in|a States. The any sense a response to a Presidential | t There was a general plea for speedy | | action on this bill, and no amendment | was preased for a change of date. This | motive also actuated Senator Davis to withdraw an . mendment suggested by the Committee on Foreign Relations, W r to a successful termination. This withdrawn in order to t as i hal passed the e, thus dispensing with the neces of a conference, and making it pos e to send the bill to the President to-day. rfl)wnl‘"‘l.fls no division on the passage of the bill, War and war measures were the only topics discussed < by the Senate to-day during more than four hours of its ses slon. -~ The body had scarcely convened when the message of the President urg- Ing Congress to declare the existence of 1 the Uni States and Spain ore it. Without comment the r‘rigvrrod to the Foreign Re- | « ka introduced the fol- | lowing joint resolution, which he asked to havé referred to the Commt Foreign Re : R “That a f war now exis 1 since the Iith day of Febrowry e, pag | existed between the United States of | America and the kingdom of Spain.’ | Consideration of the naval appropria- tion bill then resumed, the pending question being upon the amendment of- | fered by Butler of North Carolina to res. | ulate the price of armor. The amendment | provides that for the armor for the | three battleships now in course of con- | struction the Government shall not pay | to exceed $400 a ton, including the nickel, | and that subsequent contracts for armor | shall not call for a greater price than $00 a ton. In case the price cannot be obtalned the Secretary of the N | authorized at once to purchase or lish a_Government armor facto t which $1,500,000 is appropriated, and in ad el dition $1,000,000 is approp manufacture of the armor. Butler strongly advocated the adoption | of the amendment and said the ps of | this country were covered with defective armor. Hawley challenged this statement. *T | emphatically deny,” said he, “that there | is any such amount of cofective armoron | our war ships as the Senator from North | Carolina_declares there is. And even if | the statement were true I leave it to the country to judge of the propriety of flaunting the defects before Spain.” “While I am In entire agreement with the Senator from Connecticut,” inter- jected Chandler of New Hampshire, “T am also satisfied that the Senator (But- lated for the | | ler) is mistaken. Investigation has shown that the tests of the armor were satisfactory.” Chandler appealed to Hale, chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee, and the latter said: *“The armor upon our ships is the best in the world. No European Government has armor on {ts ships so good as ours.” Butler was proceeding to read some iajority of fourteen, the vote stand- | og 900, JUDGE WILLIAM R. DAY of Ohio, Who Succeeds John Sherman as Secretary o/l / 0000930 ©00000g °°°9Q‘ / = ks a Cod 4, 99006 0000000000° of State. tes taken before a committee of th e relating to defective plates on various United war vessels, and to make shar when Hawle m nt upon it, I believe the Se orth Carolina is out of order charges here publicly. them In_writ- ing and t ately to Spain, pointing out th defective plates, he would be guilty tre n. Iman of South Caroiina called atten- tion to the fact that the'statements made by Butier were based on official reports, which were ¥ accessible. C r adverted to what he " utterances of he g those ho : those who had for gett ic1 of Butler's speech aaa inquired of Hale al bill in any way com- ment to pay $40 a ton »sed battle-ships L in the bill d committing the o pay any particular price = Does anybody “whether the mo fighting mac ‘It 18 a g Hale, “but i . inquired Allen, attle-ship is machine efficier Imar favor of the prop course of wiuch h with Chandle xtended speech in d amendment, in the sage at arms report made wvoring a reduction of the wdler pointed out that it was im- possible for the Government to s better price than $400 a ton for til it ch year. he D ken e declared that both t and the Appropriation: 1 to the cqa armor_ factor ommittees jon of a they were ruction thoroughly fied it would save neither time nor money iale then moved to lay the amendment upon the table, and it was so ordered by a vote of 3 to Hale offered amenamen ing the Secretary of the Nav at any time ny s r the passag landsmen and boys as sary to man th use of ti and appro Hale avy priat- to an amendment offered by Missouri that th i during,_ the e: ment_was agreed the ilable. ce of war. the s, amendment appropriation tmmediately making ava was also agreed hereafter all first-class 7. providing for the thre ation, was called up by amendments offered by the agreed to without di- vision. One of the amendments is an addition to the provision of section 3 authorizing the President to the auotas of troops of the various tes and territor- fes. The committee’ amendment re- quires that these cuotas shall be “in companies, troops and batteries, each to contain, so far practicable, the num- ber of enlisted men authorized in_this act for each arm of the service, and battal- jons of not less than three such compa- nies and regiments of not less than ten, nor more than twelve such companies, but this proviso shall apply to companies, batteries, battalions and regimental or- ganizations and none other.” Provision Is also made for the increase of the signal corps in time of war, the extent of ten corporals. 100 firs privates and forty second-class privates, who are to have the pay and allowance of engineer troops of the same grade. An amendment to section 6 gives the President discretion to employ retired officers of the army on active duty ex- cept in the command of troops. While so employed they are to receive the full pay of their grade. The bill to vas placed upon its passage within twenty minutes of its n. At 1:35 p. m. the message clerk of the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House had passed an act declaring a state of war existing be- tween the United States and Spain. The message was at once read to the Senate, . . the Senate went into Secret session to consider the resolution declaring the existence of war. ‘At 4:27 p. m. the Senate resumed routine business in open session. At 4:55 p. m. the message clerk of the House announced that the Speaker had signed the bill declaring the existence of | War between the United States and Spain, and requested the signature of the Vice- | President. Within two minutes Vice-President Ho- bart had signed the act and precisely at 5 o'clock announced his signature. A few minutes later_another message was received from the House announcing its disagreement from the Senate amend- ment to the army reorganization bill, and asking for a conference. The conference was agreed to, and Hawley, Proctor and Cockrell = were named as the Senate conferees. A bill was passed to ratify an agree- ment with the Indians of the Fort Ham- Hton reservation in Idaho. and making appropriations to carry it into effect. At 5 p. m. the Senate adjourned. Guard for Powder Works. SANTA CRUZ, April 25.—United States Marshal Barry Baldwin has given the California Powder Works power to ap- point six deputies to guard the works, ‘with power to arrest. They are on duty. It is expected that two companies of the United States army will be here shortly to guard the powder works. | | FRONTIER TOWNS IN DANGER OF BEING RAIDED Citizens of Nogales Preparing to Resist Spaniards and In= dians From Mexico. NOGALES, Ariz, April 25.—Reports have reached Nogales that a number of Mexican bandits, Indians and Spaniards are gathering in shis vicinity, and that they intend to attack and sack this Mayor., Overton has received from Phoenix 100 Spring- field rifles and 2000 rounds of ammunition, and a home guard has been organized for the protection of the city. It is reported that seventy-five Papago Indians who recently at- tacked El Plomo, a mining camp in Mexico, but were repulsed by Mexican troops, are headed this way. As Nogales is situated directly upon the international boundary dividing the two republics, consider- able trouble is expected at this point. A great number of Spaniards reside on the Mexican side of the line, and the report is circulated of a conspiracy to inflict damage on Americans. Spanish merchants and residents of Nogales, Ariz.,, have taken out naturalization papers in Mexico, and have applied to Mexican Consul Mascarenas for protection in case of an attempt to confiscate their property. The Mexican Government has ordered the Fifteenth Regiment, infantry, stationed at Torin, Mexico, to proceed to No- gales for patrol duty on the line. i3 % e &% % <) <3 ® = % KRN snLuLuLLLLILIIIKRN % {cal men. The anti-British feeling, therefore, is receiving accentuation. A | council of officers has been appointed | to advise the Minister of Marine, Ad- | miral Bermejo. TROUNCED FOR CURSING THE AMERICAN FLAG. SALINAS, April 25.—During the pro- gress of Druids’ picnic at Toro grounds last night a man under the influence of liquor cursed the American flag and claimed the people were braggarts and that Spain would whip the army sent to Cuba, as well as the navy, easily, and that he hoped to live to see it. Hej| was set upon by a member of the pat- | A dispatch from Barcelona says the |riotic organization and severel canceling of coal contracts by British | trounced, and compelled to retract his | firms will lead to a paralysis of the lo- | statements. RIGHT TO SEARCH | NEUTRAL VESSELS Spain Says Its Warships May Detain Merchantmen to Verify Their | Flag and Examine Cargo. | MADRID, April 25.—The official ga- | zette to-day published the instructions of the Spanish Government respecting the right to search neutral vessels. In brief, they set forth that warships may detain merchantmen in any non-neu- tral waters for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of the flag and for ex- amining the cargo, if the vessel is bound for a hostile port. LIEUTENANT JOHN C. FREMONT of the Torpedo-Boat Porter. | his indispc The First American Officer to Land in Cuba. < o383 8RR -F-FoF-F-R-TFeF-R-F-FaFolcFR=FRoFuFoFeF-Fog-FeFeFoFeFeieg-Rrnpi=pn] SECRETARY SHERMAN RETIRES Veteran Statesman Sends His Resignation to the President. Judge Day oi Ohio Will Now Take Charge of the State Department, Assisted by Prof. Moore. Call Office, Riggs House, ly at San Juan, Porto Rico. The condi Washington, April 25. | tion of affairs in Cuban waters was John Sherman has left the Cablnet | SUch that she left her troops at San Skl vt uan an is afternoon sailed for Ca~ ;nga“’“[‘) bs st“f;;f"e" by his assistant, | 4, She carried back fourteen sick udge Day o 0. | Cuban soldiers and the mails, together The resignation of Sherman wWas| with a full passenger list. They were handed to the at 12:15 | mostly Cubans who had gone to Porto o'clock. It was observed that S Rico, but, learning that they were not tary Sherman remained with | safe from bombardment on the island, President a few minutes after the | t00K the steamer back to Cadiz. ROOSEVELT T0 LEAD COWBOYS Is Appointed Lieutenant- Colonel of Mounted Riflemen. other members of the Cabinet had left. | The Cabinet session was concluded at | 11:30 o’clock, and five minutes later| Secretary Sherman left the room and State De- | was driven at once to the partment. At about 11:45 the S senger appeared with the re inclosed in a large white offici lope. As the President had steppedout for a few minutes’ walk, themessenger | returned to theState Department. Only a moment later the President returned and the State Department was so ad- vised. the messenger again appeared with the resignation, and it was taken to the dent in the Cabinet room. It was formally ac- cepted this afternoon. The Secretary's letter is very brief, ng but a few lines, tenderingh resignation to take effect at as early | Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 25. a date as will suit the President’s con- venience. It has been understood for some time Spectal Dispatch to The Call. It was not announced when Secre- | past that t Secretary Roose- tary Sherman’s resignation would | velt of the Navy Department would take effect, the Secretary having|gon retire in order to enter the mili- yielded his original idea of leaving at | once, and it is presumed that he will | remafh until Judge Day qualifies tary service in the Cuban campaign. This story can now be confirmed posi- his ‘successor. The selection of John | , although the time set for Mr. B. Moore of New Yor! who is now | Roosevelt's departure from the depart- Professo r of International Law at|ment is not definitely fixed. The Presi- Columbia University, New York, 10| gent to-day named Mr. Roosevelt as succced the latter, s warmly wel- | AL S . 2omed by all of the State Department | lieutenant-colonel of one of the regi- | ments of mounted riflemen to be raised in the Rocky Mountains, under Colonel employes. Appointed originally from Delaware in the State Department by | Mr. Bayard, when the latter was Sec- | Wood, whom Mr. Roosevelt has urged Mr. Moore, by sheer merit and | for the place. worked his way up to the| (olonel Wood is now Dr. Wood of the place of Second Assistant Secretary, | > e 2 and In that capacity he served under |2rm¥. He won a medal for distin- several administrations without pi guished gallantry while commanding a tical changes. He resigned his place | in the State Department to accept the | chair of international law at Columbia University, about three years ago, and it is believed that this present ap- | pointment is only temporary, owing to ition to permanently sever his connection with Columbia. Moore is an authority on certain branches of | international law, and his selection | will do much to strengthen the State | detachment of regular troops during the exceedingly hard Apachecampaigns against Geronimo. Secretary Alger se- lected Colonel Wood and Mr. Roose- velt for these positions because he felt that their training and experience in the p: pecul 1y fitted them to do good service with a cowboy regiment. Colonel Wood starts west to-morrow to superintend the recruiting, many of- fers having aiready come to Mr. Roose- t from individuals and organizations among the cowbc Secretary Long wishes Mr. Roose t to remain in his present position as long as possible, so it may be two or three weeks before be will join his command. The President and both secretaries | have regretted Mr. Roosevelt leaving s present position, but they feel that in a regiment of this character he can do good service and should be allowed to go, though if possible they wish him to remain until the regiment is organ- | ized and ready to take part in the in- vasion of Cuba. Beforeé that, how- ever, he may have to leave for short reached Canton at 1 He looked in gdod health. A corre- | spondent informed him of the resigna tion of Secretary Sherman. When asked if he would accept the vacant place, he replied simply: “I will take the matter under consideration.” Whiie Judge Day declined to talk for publication, it can be said as a fact that under existing circumstances | Judge Day will accept the Secretary- | hip if the President nominates and the Senate takes favorable action. Judge Day made a great business sac- | s e e D Derioos o supenitens His ol ISt negly) 2 3 LS 817 8 3 alk of CesSO! Mr. not felt that he could affopd to take a | Rogseadlt o6 Assistant. Secrotary has Cabinet portfolio, but under present | peen mere speculation, and it can be circumstances it is not believed that | giated positively that up to this time Be feels that be gusiti o declie. the President has not made a choice of ALFONSO XII STARTS e o BACK TO SPAIN | of Admiral Walker in that connection Leaves Her Troops at San Juan and | that as it stands the law requires the | office of Assistant Secretary to be filled at Once Departs for Cadiz. 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